Ask the dust / John Fante ; preface by Charles Bukowski.

Title
  1. Ask the dust / John Fante ; preface by Charles Bukowski.
Published by
  1. Santa Barbara : Black Sparrow Press, 1980.
Author
  1. Fante, John, 1909-1983

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Additional authors
  1. Black Sparrow Press publisher.
Description
  1. 165 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. The story of Arturo Bandini, a would-be writer living beyond his means in seedy LA. When he meets cafe waitress Camilla Lopez, Bandini inflicts upon her a torrent of abuse, unable to show his true feelings. This strained relationship ultimately spirals into madness.
Subject
  1. Bandini, Arturo (Fictitious character) > Fiction
  2. Bandini, Arturo (Fictitious character)
  3. Man-woman relationships > Fiction
  4. Young men > Fiction
  5. Authors > Fiction
  6. California > Fiction
Genre/Form
  1. Bildungsromans
  2. Fiction
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain